'Stretch pants bandit' suspect from Ceres caught in Bay Area

A man suspected of being the cross-dressing bank robber, now called "the stretch pants bandit," was caught in Alameda on Sunday and now is in Stanislaus County Jail on suspicion of robbery.

On September 18, 2012 at 1108 hrs, an African American Male described to be 6-0 tall at 175 pounds, walked up to the counter of the Bank of America located at 2617 Mitchell Rd. demanding money. Ceres Detectives identified the cross dressing bandit as Leonard Charles Brown Jr. 26 years of age, from Ceres.
Ceres Police Dept

Previous booking photo of Leonard Charles Brown Jr., On September 18, 2012 at 1108 hrs, an African American Male described to be 6-0 tall at 175 pounds, walked up to the counter of the Bank of America located at 2617 Mitchell Rd. demanding money. Ceres Detectives identified the cross dressing bandit as Leonard Charles Brown Jr. 26 years of age, from Ceres.
Ceres Police Dept

A man suspected of being the cross-dressing bank robber, now called "the stretch pants bandit," was caught in Alameda on Sunday and now is in Stanislaus County Jail on suspicion of robbery.

Leonard Charles Brown Jr. is accused of robbing the Bank of America in Ceres on Sept. 18. The robber entered the bank wearing a disguise that included a black miniskirt, an off-the-shoulder top, a black wig and black "stretchy pants."

Detective Derek Perry said Brown lied to Alameda police when confronted but later gave his real name. Alameda police talked to Brown after getting a report of a suspicious person in front of a Lucky store.